B&W 804 vs Revel F50

[J.Wales]

I realize that there is a fundamental flaw with asking this question here, but here goes.

I have been a long time B&W speaker fan, and have focused in on the 804 for there size and price. Tonight I went to a store to audition some electronics with the speakers and they had a pair of Revel F 50s on sale for half price, brand new. I realize that these are more comparable to the 803, but I cannot spend full price, so I am getting an upgrade for free. I enjoyed the Revels tremendously, not as bright as the 804s but much fuller. It seems like to good a deal to pass up, but I have been looking at the 804s for so long, I need opinions. Basically for the same price, I can have either speaker. Thoughts are greatly appreciated.

[tdiciple]

Hot topic. I would like to hear people opinions on this matter as well.

I have been hearing good words about the Revel but never actually got a chance to test them out.

[krellfan]

I have some experience with Revel speakers. Most of the Revel speakers sound somewhat similar - very detail and accurate sounding to my ears. Some people may find them a bit analytical, bright and forward. It all depends on the electronics it's mated with. Personally, I like Revel speakers and I currently own the Ultima Studios, Performa M20, Voice, B15 and Embrace speakers in my HT system.
I have hot heard the 804 so I can't comment on it.

I also have the 802D, HTM2D and 805S in setup as well and I am having a tough time deciding which set is better. The 802D has very smooth sound and fuller sound with a bit more bass than the Revel Studio. The Studio on the otherhand has more accurate bass but overall sounds a bit cooler and less forwarding sounding than the 802D.

The HTM2D has only about 10-15 hours on them so it's not broken in yet but out of the box, the vocal sounds a bit boxy/chesty. The Revel Voice sounds much more natural to me but hopefully the HTM2D will improve with time.

The 805S sounds better the Revel M20 fresh out of the boxes.